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S-400 acquisition 'necessity, not preference': Turkey to US
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jul 13 (ANI): Turkey's acquisition of Russia's S-400 surface-to-air missile defence systems is a "necessity" and not a "preference", the country's defence minister Hulusi Akar told his US counterpart Mark Esper.
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Trump nominates Esper as next Secretary of Defence
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Mark Esper to be the next defence secretary after Patrick Shanahan abruptly withdrew from the confirmation process earlier this week.
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Shanahan to leave Pentagon, Mark Esper to take over: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): The United States' Acting Secretary of Defence, Patrick Shanahan, will step down from his post to "devote more time to his family," as per US President Donald Trump.
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